Method and apparatus for measuring body balance of wearable device

ABSTRACT

A wearable device includes a communication unit that wirelessly communicates with a first external device; a motion sensor that senses the user&#39;s motion; and a control unit. The wearable device collects a first motion data generated by the user&#39;s motion and transmits the first motion data to the first external device, receives a first security level data and a second security level data from the first external device, and receives only the first security level data from the first external device when the wearable device is converted into a non-wearing state from a wearing state.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 14/845,226, filed Sep. 3, 2015, which is a continuation-in-partof International Application No. PCT/KR2015/006186 filed on Jun. 18,2015, which claims priority to Korean Patent Application No.10-2014-0074521 filed on Jun. 18, 2014, Korean Patent Application No.10-2014-0133167 filed on Oct. 2, 2014, Korean Patent Application No.10-2014-0133171 filed on Oct. 2, 2014, and Korean Patent Application No.10-2015-0086216 filed on Jun. 17, 2015, all of the precedingapplications being incorporated by reference herein. U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 14/845,226, filed Sep. 3, 2015, is also acontinuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/547,576,filed on Nov. 19, 2014, which is also incorporated by reference herein.

BACKGROUND

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring abody balance of a wearable device.

2. Description of the Related Art

A smart band is a wristband that can retrieve various services, such asdiary, messages, reports and stock quotations via a wirelesscommunication. Also, users may download data depending on the serviceand may set their account in a web browser.

In recent years, as the interest in the smart band has increased, theneed for health care services using the smart band has also increased.

SUMMARY

Aspects of the present invention provide a smart band that provides abody balance, i.e., asymmetric information of a body type, by measuringthe motion of user's both arms.

Aspects of the present invention also provide a method for measuring thebody balance of the smart band that provides the body balance, i.e., theasymmetric information of the body type, by measuring the motion ofuser's both arms.

Aspects of the present invention also provide a computer-readablerecording medium that includes a program for executing the method formeasuring the body balance of the smart band that provides the bodybalance, i.e., asymmetric information of the body type by measuring themotion of user's both arms.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to those mentionedabove, and other problems which are not mentioned will be clearlyunderstood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided amethod for correcting a posture of the wearable device, the methodcomprising: wirelessly communicating with a portable electronic device;and receiving a first request signal of the portable electronic device.

At this time, the portable electronic device may be in a first securitystate.

The method for correcting a posture of the wearable device may furthercomprise collecting a first motion data generated by the user's motionthrough a motion sensor provided in the wearable device during a certainperiod of time or during collection of a certain amount of data;transmitting the first motion data to the portable electronic device;and receiving a second request signal of the portable electronic device.

At this time, the portable electronic device may be in a second securitystate.

The method for correcting a posture of the wearable device may furthercomprise collecting a second motion data generated by the user's motionthrough a motion sensor provided in the wearable device during a certainperiod of time or during collection of a certain amount of data;transmitting the second motion data to the portable electronic device;and receiving a third request signal of the portable electronic device.

At this time, the portable electronic device may be in a third securitystate.

The method for correcting a posture of the wearable device may furthercomprise collecting a third motion data generated by the user's motionthrough the motion sensor provided in the wearable device during acertain period of time or during collection of a certain amount of data;and transmitting the third motion data to the portable electronicdevice.

There is an advantage that it is possible to correct the posture of thebody and receive a guide without additional circuits and separateoperations of a user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other aspects and features of the present invention willbecome more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodimentsthereof with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a wearable device according to anembodiment of the present invention and a smart phone connected thereto;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a device configuration of thewearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method of registering biometricauthentication information in the wearable device according to anembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a method for performing thebiometric authentication based on the biometric authenticationinformation registered in the wearable device according to an embodimentof the present invention;

FIGS. 5 to 8 are diagrams illustrating scores of each of the first tothird elements determined by a control unit of FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a flow chart illustrating the motion operation determinationmethod of a smart band according to an embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 10 is a flow chart illustrating the user's normal motion scoreregistration procedure of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a user moves whilewearing a smart band of FIG. 2; and

FIGS. 12, 13, and 14 are flow charts illustrating a method for measuringthe body balance of the smart band according to an embodiment of thepresent invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods ofaccomplishing the same may be understood more readily by reference tothe following detailed description of preferred embodiments and theaccompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodiedin many different forms and should not be construed as being limited tothe embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are providedso that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fullyconvey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art, and thepresent invention will only be defined by the appended claims. Sizes andrelative sizes of the components illustrated in the drawings may beexaggerated for clarifying the description. Same reference numeralsthroughout the specification refer to the same constituent elements, and“and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of theassociated listed items.

It will be understood that when an element or a layer is referred to asbeing “on” or “over” another element or layer, it includes all the caseswhere the element or layer is directly on the other element or layer orother elements or other layers are interposed in the middle. Incontrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on” or “justabove” another element or layer, it represents a case where otherelements or layers are not interposed in the middle.

Spatially relative terms, such as “beneath,” “below,” “lower,” “above,”and “upper” may be used herein for ease of description to describe oneelement or feature's relationship to another elements or features asillustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatiallyrelative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of theelement in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted inthe figures. For example, if the element in the figures is turned over,elements described as “below” or “beneath” other elements or featureswould then be oriented “above” the other elements or features. Thus, theexemplary term “below” can encompass both an orientation of above andbelow. The element may be otherwise oriented at other orientations andthe spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

The terms used herein are intended to explain the examples and are notintended to limit the present invention. In this specification, thesingular forms also include plural forms, unless specifically mentionedin phrases. The terms “comprising,” and/or “including” does not precludethe presence or addition of one or more other components, in addition tothe mentioned constituent elements.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. maybe used herein to describe various elements, these elements orconstituent elements should not be limited by these terms. These termsare only used to distinguish one element from another element. Thus, forexample, a first element or a first component discussed below could betermed a second element or a second component without departing from theteachings of the present invention.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms (technical and scientific terms)used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one ofordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Further,unless defined otherwise, all terms defined in generally useddictionaries may not be overly interpreted.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will bedescribed with reference to the accompanying drawings. However,embodiments of the present invention may be modified to various forms,and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodimentsdescribed below. Moreover, the embodiments of the present invention areprovided to more fully illustrate the invention to those having anaverage knowledge in the art. The shapes and sizes of the elements maybe exaggerated for clarity in the drawings.

Hereinafter, a wearable device and a biometric authentication methodthereof according to an embodiment of the present invention will bedescribed.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a wearable device according to anembodiment of the present invention and a smart phone connected thereto.

Referring to FIG. 1, a wearable device 100 and a smart phone 110according to an embodiment of the present invention communicate witheach other using a short-range communication. The wearable device 100has a shape that is wearable on a human body (e.g., an arm) using a bandor the like, includes a motion sensor, generates the motion data bymeasuring the user's motion through the motion sensor, and performs theuser's biometric authentication based on the motion data. Thus, a usermay perform biometric authentication, only by walking while wearing thewearable device 100 without a separate operation. Since a movementpattern of an arm during walking differs depending on the wallingpattern of each user, it is possible to perform the user's biometricauthentication by measuring the movement of the arm.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a device configuration of awearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a wearable device 200 according to an embodiment ofthe present invention includes a control unit 202, an input unit 204, adisplay unit 206, a motion sensor 208, a biometric authentication unit210, a memory 212, a communication module 214 and an alarm unit 216.

The control unit 202 generates the motion data by measuring the user'smotion through the motion sensor 208, and processes the functions forexecuting the user′ biometric authentication base on the motion data.

The input unit 204 may be made up of a plurality of function keys, andprovides key input data corresponding to keys pressed by a user to thecontroller 202. Here, the functions of the input unit 204 and thedisplay unit 206 may be performed by a touch screen unit (notillustrated), and in this case, the touch screen unit (not illustrated)takes charge of the touch screen input through the user's screen touchand the graphic screen output through the touch screen.

The display unit 206 displays state information, a limited number ofcharacters, a quantity of moving images and still images generatedduring the operation of the wearable device 200. The display unit 206may use a liquid crystal display (LCD).

The motion sensor 208 is embodied as a sensor such as an accelerationsensor and a gyroscope, and is activated periodically or under thecontrol of the biometric authentication unit 210 to measure the user'smotion. Further, the motion sensor 208 generates the motion dataincluding the measured result and provides the motion date to thebiometric authentication unit 210.

When the necessity for the user's biometric authentication isdetermined, the biometric authentication unit 210 activates the motionsensor 208 to extract a plurality of feature points on the basis of themotion data generated by the motions sensor, and thereafter, thebiometric authentication unit 210 performs the user's biometricauthentication based on the distribution states of the extracted featurepoints. According to the embodiments, the biometric authentication unit210 derives a histogram for the extracted feature points, and convertsthe derived histogram into a normalized histogram. Thereafter, biometricauthentication unit 210 may check whether an error between the user'sbiometric authentication information registered in advance and thedistribution state of the feature points within the normalized histogramis present within an allowable error range, by comparing the user'sbiometric authentication information registered in advance with thedistribution state of the feature points within the normalizedhistogram. If an error between the user's biometric authenticationinformation registered in advance and the distribution state of thefeature points within the normalized histogram is present within anallowable error range, the biometric authentication unit 210 maydetermine that the normalized histogram is the same as the user'sbiometric authentication information registered in advance. If an errorbetween the user's biometric authentication information registered inadvance and the distribution state of the feature points within thenormalized histogram are not present within an allowable error range,the biometric authentication unit 210 may determine that the normalizedhistogram is not the same as the user's biometric authenticationinformation registered in advance.

The biometric authentication unit 210 registers the user's biometricauthentication information for comparison with the normalized histogramin advance, in response to the registration request for the biometricauthentication information before performing the user's biometricauthentication. According to the embodiment, the biometricauthentication unit 210 activates the motion sensor 208 in response tothe registration request for the biometric authentication informationthrough the user's key operation, extracts a plurality of feature pointsbased on by the generated motion data, derives the histogram of theextracted feature points, and after converting the derived histograminto normalized histograms, the biometric authentication unit 210 mayregister the normalized histogram as the user' biometric authenticationinformation.

The memory 212 stores microcode and various reference data of theprogram for processing and controlling the control unit 202, temporarydata generated during execution of various programs, and variousrenewable storage data. In particular, the memory 212, stores the user'sbiometric authentication information registered in advance.

The communication module 214 encodes the signal input from the controlunit 202, transmits the signal to a smart phone through a short-rangewireless communication, such as Bluetooth, ZigBee, infrared, ultra wideband (UWB), wireless LAN (WLAN) and near field communication (NFC).Further, communication module 214 decodes the signal received from thesmart phone through the short-range wireless communication and providesthe signal to the control unit 202.

The alarm unit 216 reports the success/failure of the user's biometricauthentication to a user under the control of the biometricauthentication unit 210. Here, the alarm unit 216 may output an alarm sothat a user recognizes the success/failure of the user's biometricauthentication through the human sense, such as visual and auditorysenses. For example, a warning sound may be output or a warning lightmay be flickered using a buzzer or a light emitting diode (LED), and analarm may be output to report the success/failure of the biometricauthentication, by the guide display through the display unit 206.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method of registering thebiometric authentication information in the wearable device according toan embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the wearable device checks whether the registrationof biometric authentication information is requested depending on theuser's key operation at step 301.

At step 301, when the registration of the biometric authenticationinformation is requested depending on the user's key operation, thewearable device activates the motion sensor 208 at step 303, andgenerates the motion data by measuring the user's motion for apredetermined period of time. For example, when the motion sensor is anacceleration sensor, the wearable device generates the acceleration databy measuring the acceleration of the user's motion, and when the motionsensor is a gyroscope, the wearable device generates an angular velocitydata by measuring a rotational angular velocity of the user's motion.Here, the acceleration data includes the three-axis (x, y and z-axis)acceleration components, and the angular velocity data includes thethree-axis angular velocity components.

Thereafter, the wearable device extracts a plurality of feature points,based on the motion data generated in the motion during a predeterminedperiod of time at step 305. For example, when the motion data is anacceleration data, the magnitude of the acceleration may become thefeature point, and the magnitude of the acceleration may be calculatedby taking the root of the result value that is added by squaring each ofthe three-axis acceleration components. Also, when the motion data is anangular velocity data, the magnitude of the rotational angular velocitymay become the feature point, and the magnitude of the rotationalangular velocity may be calculated by taking the root of the resultvalue that is added by squaring each of the three-axis angular velocitycomponents. Further, Fourier transformation execution results of themagnitude of the acceleration or the magnitude of the rotational angularvelocity may become the feature points.

Thereafter, the wearable device derives the histogram of the extractedfeature points at step 307. The histogram is a graph illustrating thedistribution state of the extracted feature points.

Thereafter, the wearable device converts the derived histogram into thenormalized histogram for easy comparison between the histograms whenperforming the future biometric authentication at step 309.

Thereafter, the wearable device registers the normalized histogram asuser's biometric authentication information at step 311.

Thereafter, the wearable device finishes the algorithm according to thepresent invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a method for performing a biometricauthentication based on the biometric authentication informationregistered in the wearable device according to an embodiment of thepresent invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the wearable device checks whether there is a needto periodically perform the user's biometric authentication at step 401.

At step 401, when it is determined that there is a need for user'sbiometric authentication, the smart band activates the motion sensor atstep 403 and generates the motion data by measuring the user's motionfor a predetermined period of time. For example, when the motion sensoris an acceleration sensor, it generates the acceleration data bymeasuring the acceleration of the user's motion, and when the motionsensor is a gyroscope, it generates the angular velocity data bymeasuring the rotational angular velocity of the user's motion. Here,the acceleration data includes the three-axis (x, y and z-axis)acceleration components, and the angular velocity data includes thethree-axis angular velocity components.

Thereafter, the wearable device extracts a plurality of feature points,based on the motion data generated in the motion during thepredetermined period of time at step 405. For example, when the motiondata is an acceleration data, the magnitude of the acceleration maybecomes the feature point, and the magnitude of the acceleration may becalculated by taking the root of the result value that is added bysquaring each of the three-axis acceleration components. Also, when themotion data is an angular velocity data, the magnitude of the rotationalangular velocity may become the feature point, and the magnitude of therotational angular velocity may be calculated by taking the root of theresult value that is added by squaring each of the three-axis angularvelocity components. Further, the Fourier transformation executionresults of the magnitude of the acceleration and the magnitude of therotational angular velocity may become the feature points.

Next, the wearable device derives the histogram of the extracted featurepoints at step 407. The histogram is a graph illustrating thedistribution state of the extracted feature points.

Next, the wearable device converts the derived histogram into anormalized histogram at step 409.

Next, the wearable device compares the user's biometric authenticationinformation registered in advance with the distribution state of thefeature points in the normalized histogram at step 411.

Next, the wearable device checks whether an error between the user'sbiometric authentication information registered in advance and thedistribution state of the feature points in the normalized histogram ispresent within an allowable error range at step 413. For example, thewearable device finds a difference between the user's biometricauthentication information registered in advance (i.e., the user'snormalized histogram registered in advance) and each section in thenormalized histogram, determines a score by taking and adding theabsolute value, and determines whether the determined score is equal toor less than a reference value. Thus, the wearable device may checkwhether an error between the user's biometric authentication informationregistered in advance and the distribution state of the feature pointsin the normalized histogram is present within an allowable error range.Here, the lower the determined score is, the higher the similaritybetween the two normalized histograms is. According to the embodiment,the wearable device may comprise two or more motion sensors differentfrom each other. In this case, the wearable device determines two ormore scores on the basis of the motion data generated using two or moremotion sensors, determines the final score by adding after applying theweight to each of the determined two or more scores, and by determiningwhether the determined final score is equal to or less than thereference value, the wearable device may determine whether the errorbetween the user's biometric authentication information registered inadvance and the distribution state of the feature points in thenormalized histogram is present within an allowable error range.

When the error between the user's biometric authentication informationregistered in advance and the distribution state of the feature pointsin the normalized histogram is present within an allowable error rangeat step 413, the wearable device determines that the normalizedhistogram is the same as the user's biometric authentication informationregistered in advance at step 415, and outputs an alarm that reports asuccess of the biometric authentication to a user.

Meanwhile, when the error between the user's biometric authenticationinformation registered in advance and the distribution state of thefeature points in the normalized histogram is not present within theallowable error range at step 413, the wearable devices determines thatthe normalized histogram is not the same as the user's biometricauthentication information registered in advance at step 417, andoutputs an alarm that reports a failure of the biometric authenticationto a user.

Next, the wearable device finishes the algorithm according to thepresent invention.

The wearable device equipped with the acceleration sensor according toan embodiment of the present invention may perform the user's biometricauthentication by extracting the magnitude of acceleration as thefeature points.

As long as a user simply walks without a separate operation afterwearing the wearable device equipped with an acceleration sensor, thewearable device generates the acceleration data by measuring theacceleration of the user's motion and may extract a plurality of featurepoints by calculating the magnitude of the acceleration based on theacceleration data. Next, the wearable device derives the histogram ofthe extracted feature points and converts the derived histogram into thenormalized histogram. Thereafter, the wearable device may perform theuser's authentication by comparing the user's biometric authenticationinformation registered in advance (i.e., the normalized histogramregistered in advance) with the normalized histogram.

The wearable device equipped with the gyroscope according to anembodiment of the present invention may perform the user's biometricauthentication, by extracting the magnitude of rotational angularvelocity size as the feature points.

As long as a user simply walks without a separate operation afterwearing the wearable device equipped with a gyroscope, the wearabledevice may generate the angular velocity data by measuring therotational angular velocity of the user's motion and may extract aplurality of feature points by calculating the magnitude of therotational angular velocity based on the data. Next, the wearable devicederives the histogram of the extracted feature points and converts thederived histogram into the normalized histogram. Thereafter, thewearable device may perform the user's authentication by comparing theuser's biometric authentication information registered in advance (i.e.,the user's normalized histogram registered in advance) with thenormalized histogram.

The wearable device equipped with an acceleration sensor or a gyroscopeaccording to an embodiment of the present invention may perform theuser's biometric authentication, by extracting the Fouriertransformation execution results of the magnitude of the acceleration orthe magnitude of the rotational angular velocity as the feature points.

As long as a user simply walks without a separate operation afterwearing the wearable device equipped with an acceleration sensor or agyroscope, the wearable device generates the acceleration data or theangular velocity data by measuring the acceleration or the rotationalangular velocity of the user's motions, and calculates the magnitude ofthe acceleration and the magnitude of the rotational angular velocitybased on the data. Thereafter, the wearable device may extract aplurality of feature points by performing the Fourier transformation.Thereafter, the wearable device derives the histogram of the extractedfeature points, and converts the derived histogram into the normalizedhistogram. Thereafter, the wearable device may perform the user'sauthentication, by comparing the user's biometric authenticationinformation registered in advance (i.e., the user's normalized histogramregistered in advance) with the normalized histogram.

Thus, the wearable device and the method for biometrics authenticationthereof according to an embodiment of the present invention have anadvantage capable of performing the biometric authentication by simplywalking while wearing a wearable device without an additional circuitand a separate operation, by measuring the user's motion using themotion sensor to generate the motion data, and by performing the user'sbiometric authentication based on the data.

Hereinafter, each score of the first to third elements determined by thecontrol unit will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8.

FIGS. 5 to 8 are diagrams illustrating each score of the first to thirdelements determined by the control unit of FIG. 2.

First, FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate figures in which a user swings arms backand forth during walking. That is, in general, when a person naturallywings arms back and forth (in a walking direction) during walking, andat this time, the angle of swinging the arms back and forth may differfrom person to person. Moreover, as the time taken for walking one stepis long (that is, as the stride is relatively large), a human body maybe adversely affected.

A first element serving as criteria of the user's motion state isexactly based on this point. That is, the score of the first element maybe determined on the basis of a first movement time and a secondmovement time. The first movement time is up to a first peak angle P1 ina first direction D1 of directions in which a user swings arms duringwalking based on a state S1 in which the user's arms are positionedparallel to the user's body, and a second movement time is up to asecond peak angle P2 in a second direction D2 opposite to the firstdirection D1.

More specifically, after extracting the values obtained by integratingthe rotational angular velocity components in a third direction D3(e.g., a direction perpendicular to a liquid crystal surface of thedisplay unit 160 of the smart band 100) intersecting with the first andsecond directions D1 and D2 (i.e., the first peak angle P1 in the firstdirection D1 and the second peak angle P2 in the second direction D2with respect to the directions (first and second directions D2) ofswinging the arms back and forth), the score of the first element may bedetermined, based on the movement time between the first peak angle P1and the second peak angle P2. In the case of the present invention,since the noise may occur when integrating the acceleration componentsor the rotational angular velocity components, it is possible to use afilter to remove noise.

The formula for calculating the score of the first element, for example,may be <Formula 1>.Score of first element=(10000−(average of first movement time+average ofsecond movement time)/2)²/100)  <Formula 1>

Here, the first movement time and the second movement time may bemeasured multiple times, and the average of the first movement time andthe average of second movement time may be determined by extracting thedata corresponding to the specific ranges (e.g., 90 to 110% of theaverage range) of the first movement time and the second movement timemeasured multiple times, but it is not limited thereto.

Thus, the score of the first element may be determined based on therotational angular velocity of the user's motion, and the larger the sumof the first and second movement times is, the smaller the score of thefirst element may be.

Next, FIG. 6 illustrates a figure in which a user swings arms inside andoutside during walking. That is, in general, a person swings arms insideand outside (i.e., inside and outside of the body) during walking, andat this time, the angle in which the person swings arms inside andoutside) may differ from person to person. In addition, in many cases,the larger the width of moving the arm inside and outside is, the morethe rotation of the body is. In many cases, the more the rotation of thebody is, the more the adverse effect on the pelvis is.

A second element serving as criterion of a user's motion state isexactly based on this point. That is, the score of the second elementmay be determined based on the first peak displacement DP1 in the thirddirection D3 and the second peak displacement DP2 in the fourthdirection D4 opposite to the third direction D3, in the directions thata user swings arms based on the state (S1 in FIG. 3) in which the user'sarms are positioned in parallel with the user's body.

More specifically, after extracting the values obtained by integratingthe acceleration components in the third direction D3 (e.g., a directionperpendicular to a liquid crystal surface of the display unit (160 inFIG. 3) of the smart band (100 in FIG. 3)) (i.e., the first peakdisplacement DP1 in the third direction D3 and the second peakdisplacement DP2 in the fourth direction D3 with respect to thedirections (third and fourth directions D2) of swinging the arms insideand outside).

The formula for calculating the score of the second element, forexample, may be <Formula 2>.Score of second element=(50/((average of first peak displacement+averageof second peak displacement)/2)*10))  <Formula 2>

Here, the first peak displacement DP1 and the second peak displacementDP2 may be measured multiple times, and the score of the second elementmay be determined on the basis of the average of the first peakdisplacement DP1 and the second peak displacement DP2 measured multipletimes.

Thus, the score of the second element may be determined based on theacceleration of the user's motion, and the larger the sum of the firstand second peak displacement is, the smaller the core of the secondelement may be.

Next, referring to FIGS. 7 and 8, it is possible to know whether theuser's walking is periodical or gives an impact on the feet, through thefrequency analysis of the integral value of the rotational angularvelocity of the user's motion.

Specifically, FIGS. 7 and 8 are graphs obtained by performing theFourier transformation of the integral values of the rotational angularvelocity components in the third direction (D3 in FIG. 3) (e.g., adirection perpendicular to the liquid crystal surface of the displayunit 160 of the smart band 100) which intersects with the first andsecond directions (D1 and D2 in FIG. 3) described in FIG. 5.

First, in the case of FIG. 7, this is a graph in the case of goodwalking, and it is possible to know that remaining peaks (e.g., thesecond peak Peak 2 and the third peak Peak 3) are smaller than the firstpeak Peak 1.

In contrast, in the case of FIG. 8, this is a graph in the case of badwalking, and it is possible to know that that remaining peaks (e.g., thesecond peak Peak 2 and the third Peak 3) are greater than the first peakPeak 1 as compared to FIG. 7.

That is, when other peaks are present in addition to the main peak(i.e., the first peak Peak 1), or when other present peaks are large,this may be called walking containing many noise, i.e., walking that isnot periodic and gives an impact on the feet.

Thus, a third element serving as criterion for the user's motioncondition is exactly based on this point. That is, the score of thethird element may be determined, based on the sum of the magnitudes ofthe remaining peaks (e.g., second and third peak Peak 3) in comparisonto the magnitude of the first peak (i.e., first peak Peak 1) of thefrequency region of the integral value of the rotational angularvelocity, after performing the Fourier transformation of the values byintegrating the rotational angular velocity components in the thirddirection D3 of FIG. 3.

Here, a proportion of (the magnitude of the first peak: sum of themagnitudes of the second and third peaks) may be calculated using aparticular function (e.g., WalkMeterCalc).

The formula for calculating the score of the third element, for example,may be <Formula 3>.Score of third element=100−(WalkMeterCalc(gyro(2))*50)  <Formula 3>

Here, the remaining peaks are not limited to the second and third peaks,and may comprise additional peaks in addition to the second and thirdpeaks.

Thus, the score of the third element may be determined based on therotational angular velocity of the user's motion, and the greater thesum of the magnitudes of the remaining peaks except the first peak is,the smaller the score of the third element may be.

In summary, the final score is calculated in the control unit (202 inFIG. 2) based on the scores of each of the first to third elementscalculated in the manner described above, and the control unit (202 inFIG. 2) may determine the user's motion state by comparing the finalscore to the user's normal motion score stored in the memory (212 inFIG. 2).

Here, the formula for calculating the final score, for example, may be<Formula 4>.Final score=score of first element*score of second element*score ofthird element/10000  <Formula 4>

Also, the user's normal motion score, for example, may be a score of aspecific range rather than a specific score, when the final score ishigher than the user's normal motion score, it may be the good walking,and when the final score is lower than the user's normal motion score,it may be the bad walking.

Also, the alarm unit (216 in FIG. 2) described above may output an alarmto the user, when the final score is lower than the normal motion score.

The smart band 100 according to an embodiment of the present inventionanalyzes a degree of healthy of the user's walking through the motionsensor 208 and the control unit 202, and when the final score is lowerthan the user's normal motion score, the smart band may provide an alarmin real time. Moreover, the smart band 100 may assist the user tomaintain a healthy walking by providing an alarm in real time in thismanner.

The motion operation determination method of the smart band will bedescribed below with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart illustrating the motion operation determinationmethod of the smart band according to an embodiment of the presentinvention. FIG. 10 is a flow chart illustrating a registration procedureof the user's normal motion score of FIG. 9.

Referring to FIG. 9, first, the user's normal motion score is registered(S500).

Specifically, referring to FIGS. 2 and 10, when the registration of thenormal motion score is requested depending on the user's key operation(S110), the smart band 100 activates the motion sensor 208, andgenerates the motion data by measuring the user's motion for apredetermined period of time (S520). For example, when the motion sensor208 is an acceleration sensor, it generates the acceleration data bymeasuring the acceleration of the user's motion, and when the motionsensor 208 is a gyroscope, it generates the angular velocity data bymeasuring the rotational angular velocity of the user's motion. Here,the acceleration data includes the three-axis (x, y and z-axis)acceleration components, and the angular velocity data includes thethree-axis angular velocity components.

Next, the scores of each of the first to third elements are determinedon the basis of the motion data generated in the motion for apredetermined period of time (S530).

Specifically, the determination of the score of the first element maycomprise the multiple measurements of a first movement time and a secondmovement time, and the determination of the score of the first elementbased on the average of each of the first and second movement timesmeasured multiple times. The first movement time is up to a first peakangle (P1 in FIG. 5) in a first direction (D1 in FIG. 5) and the secondmovement time is up to a second peak angle (P2 in FIG. 5) in a seconddirection (D2 in FIG. 5) opposite to the first direction (D1 in FIG. 5),among the directions in which a user swings arms based on the state (S1in FIG. 5) in which the user's arms are positioned parallel to theuser's body.

Furthermore, the determination of the score of the second element maycomprise measurement of a first peak displacement (DP1 in FIG. 6) and asecond peak displacement (DP2 in FIG. 6) in multiple times, and thedetermination of the score of the second element based on the average ofeach of the first and second peak displacements (DP1 and DP2 in FIG. 6)measured multiple times. The first peak displacement is performed in thethird direction (D3 in FIG. 6) intersecting with the first direction (S1in FIG. 6) and the second peak displacement (DP2 in FIG. 6) is performedin the fourth direction (D4 in FIG. 6) opposite to the third direction(D3 in FIG. 6), among the directions in which a user swings arms basedon the state (S1 in FIG. 5) in which the user's arms are positionedparallel to the body.

The determination of the score of the third element may compriseconversion of the integral value of the rotational angular velocity ofthe user's motion into the frequency region through the Fouriertransformation, and determination of the score of the third elementbased on the proportion of the sum of the magnitudes of the remainingpeaks in comparison to the magnitude of the first peak in the frequencyregion of the integral value of the rotational angular velocity.

Next, the final score is calculated (S540).

Specifically, the control unit 202 may calculate the final score, byadding up the respective scores of the first to third elements.

Finally, the final score is registered as a normal motion score (S550).

Specifically, the control unit 202 may register the calculated finalscore as a user's normal motion score and may store it in the memory212.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 9 again, the user's motion is measured (S600).Specifically, after the user's normal motion score is registered (S500),the motion sensor 208 is activated periodically or under the control ofcontrol unit 202, and it is possible to generate motion data bymeasuring the user's motion for a predetermined period of time. Forexample, when the motion sensor 208 is an acceleration sensor, itgenerates the acceleration data by measuring the acceleration of theuser's motion, and when the motion sensor 208 is a gyroscope, itgenerates the angular velocity data by measuring the rotational angularvelocity of the user's motion. Here, the acceleration data includes thethree-axis (x, y and z-axis) acceleration components, and the angularvelocity data includes the three-axis angular velocity components.

Next, the scores of each of the first to third elements are determinedon the basis of the motion data generated in the motion for apredetermined period of time (S700).

Specifically, the determination of the score of the first element maycomprise the multiple measurements of a first movement time and a secondmovement time, and determination of the score of the first element basedon the average of each of the first and second movement times measuredmultiple times. The first movement time is up to a first peak angle (P1in FIG. 5) in a first direction (D1 in FIG. 5) and the second peak angle(P2 in FIG. 5) is in a second direction (D2 in FIG. 5) opposite to thefirst direction (D1 in FIG. 5), among the directions in which a userswings arms based on the state (S1 in FIG. 5) in which the user's armsare positioned parallel to the body.

Furthermore, the determination of the score of the second element maycomprise multiple measurements of the first peak displacement (DP1 inFIG. 6) and the second peak displacement (DP2 in FIG. 6), anddetermination of the score of the second element based on the average ofeach of the first and second peak displacements (DP1 and DP2 in FIG. 6)measured multiple times. The first peak displacement is in the thirddirection (D3 in FIG. 6) intersecting with the first direction (S1 inFIG. 6), and the second peak displacement is in the fourth direction (D4in FIG. 6) opposite to the third direction (D3 in FIG. 6), among thedirections in which a user swings arms based on the state (S1 in FIG. 5)in which the user's arms are positioned parallel to the body.

The determination of the score of the third element may compriseconversion of the integral value of the rotational angular velocity ofthe user's motion into the frequency region through the Fouriertransformation, and determination of the score of the third elementbased on the proportion of the sum of the magnitudes of the remainingpeaks in comparison to the magnitude of the first peak in the frequencyregion of the integral value of the rotational angular velocity.

Next, the final score is calculated (S800).

Specifically, the control unit 202 may calculate the final score, byadding up the respective scores of the first to third elements.

The final score is compared to the normal motion score (S900).

Specifically, the control unit 202 may determine whether the final scoreis smaller than the normal motion score by comparing the final scorewith the normal motion score stored in the memory 212 (S1000).

If the final score is smaller than the normal motion score, the controlunit 202 sends a signal to the alarm unit 216, and the alarm unit 216outputs an alarm to the user (S1100). Also, when the final score isgreater than or equal to the normal motion score, the control unit 202may not send a signal to the alarm unit 216, but it is not limitedthereto. That is, even when the final score is greater than or equal tothe normal motion score, the control unit 202 may send a signal to thealarm unit 216, and thus, the alarm unit 216 may output the alarm to auser. Of course, in this case, when the final score is smaller than orequal to or greater than the normal motion score, the alarm unit 216 maydifferently output the alarm to the user.

Thereafter, the smart band 100 finishes the algorithm according to anembodiment of the present invention.

The motion state determination method of the smart band according to theembodiments of the present invention may be embodied as acomputer-readable code or program in a computer-readable recordingmedium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds ofrecording devices that store data readable by a computer system. Thatis, the computer-readable recording medium may comprise programcommands, data files, data structures and the like alone or incombination. The program commands recorded in the recording medium maybe specifically designed and constructed for the present invention andmay be known and available to a person having ordinary skill in thecomputer software art. Examples of computer-readable recording mediumare a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an opticaldata storage device and the like, and also include those embodied in theform of carrier waves (e.g., data transmission through Internet). Also,the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed to a computersystem connected to a network, and the computer-readable code may beexecuted in a distributed manner.

Referring to FIG. 11, directional axes D1 and D2 of each of the integralvalues of the first and second rotational angular velocities intersectwith each other and are positioned on the same plane as the liquidcrystal surface of the display unit 160. The directional axis D3 of theintegral value of the third rotational angular velocity may intersectwith the respective directional axes D1 and D2 of the integral values ofthe first and second rotational angular velocities and may beperpendicular to the liquid crystal surface of the display unit 160.

Additionally, the rotation matrix, for example, may be <Formula 1>.

$\begin{matrix}{\;\begin{matrix}{{rotationmatrix} = \left\lbrack {{\cos\left( {{yaw}(i)} \right)}*{\cos\left( {{roll}(i)} \right)}\mspace{14mu}{\cos\left( {{yaw}(i)} \right)}*{\sin\left( {{roll}(i)} \right)}*{\sin\left( {{pitch}(i)} \right)}} \right.} \\{{\sin\left( {{yaw}(i)} \right)}*{\cos\left( {{pitch}(i)} \right)}} \\{{{{\cos\left( {{yaw}(i)} \right)}*{\sin\left( {{roll}(i)} \right)}*{\cos\left( {{pitch}(i)} \right)}} + {{\sin\left( {{yaw}(i)} \right)}*\sin\left( {{pitch}(i)} \right)}};} \\{{\sin\left( {{yaw}(i)} \right)}*{\cos\left( {{roll}(i)} \right)}} \\{{{\sin\left( {{yaw}(i)} \right)}*{\sin\left( {{roll}(i)} \right)}*{\sin\left( {{pitch}(i)} \right)}} + {{\cos\left( {{yaw}(i)} \right)}*{\cos\left( {{pitch}(i)} \right)}}} \\{{{{\sin\left( {{yaw}(i)} \right)}*{\sin\left( {{roll}(i)} \right)}*{\cos\left( {{pitch}(i)} \right)}} - {{\cos\left( {{yaw}(i)} \right)}*{\sin\left( {{pitch}(i)} \right)}}};{- {\sin\left( {{roll}(i)} \right)}}} \\{\left. {{\cos\left( {{roll}(i)} \right)}*{\sin\left( {{pitch}(i)} \right)}\mspace{14mu}{\cos\left( {{roll}(i)} \right)}*{\cos\left( {{pitch}(i)} \right)}} \right\rbrack;}\end{matrix}} & \left\langle {{Formula}\mspace{14mu} 1} \right\rangle\end{matrix}$

Here, the integral value of the first rotating angular velocity may be apitch (i), the integral value of the second rotating angular velocitymay be a roll (i), and the integral value of the third rotationalangular velocity may be a yaw (i).

Referring to FIG. 2 again, the control unit 202 may comprise a filter(not illustrated) that filters the noise of the integral values of thefirst to third rotational angular velocities. The filter (notillustrated) may filter the noise of the rotational angular velocitymeasured by the gyroscope before the correction, and for example, may bea notch filter, but it is not limited thereto.

The control unit 202 calculates the linear acceleration by applying therotation matrix to acceleration measured by the acceleration sensor (notillustrated), calculates the values of the velocity and displacement byintegrating the linear acceleration, performs Fourier transformation ofthe integral value of the third rotational angular velocity, and mayextract the second balance element based on the values of the velocityand displacement and the integral value of the third rotational angularvelocity subjected to Fourier transformation.

The control unit 202 receives the supply of the first balance elementfrom the memory 212, calculates the asymmetry index based on thedifference between the first balance element and the second balanceelement, calculates the spinal score, the shoulder score and the pelvicscore based on the asymmetry index, and may calculate the final scorebased on the spinal score, the shoulder score and the pelvic score.

Here, each of the first and second balance elements may comprise aplurality of sub-balance elements.

The plurality of sub-balance elements, for example, may comprise, butnot limited to, a positive peak (a peak point when a user swings armsforward) of the integral value of the third rotational angular velocity,a negative peak (a peak point when a user swings arms backward) of theintegral value of the third rotational angular velocity, positive andnegative peaks (i.e., positive and negative peak points in the firstdirection D1 when a user swings arms) in the first direction D1 of FIG.11, positive and negative peaks (i.e., positive and negative peak pointsin the second direction D2 when a user swings arms) in the seconddirection D2 of FIG. 11, positive and negative peaks (i.e., positive andnegative peak points in the third direction D2 when a user swings arms)in the third direction D3 of FIG. 11, arm's movement time (arm'smovement time up to the peak point when the user wings the arms forwardin the attention attitude) up to the positive peak of the integral valueof the third rotational angular velocity, and arm's movement time (arm'smovement time up to the peak point when the user wings the arms backwardin the attention attitude) up to the negative peak of the integral valueof the third rotational angular velocity.

The formula for calculating the asymmetry index, for example, may be<Formula 2>.Asymmetry index=100*(second balance element−1balance elements)/secondbalance element  <Formula 2>

Here, the first balance element may be a balance element of the rightarm's motion, and the second balance element may be a balance element ofthe left arm's motion, but are not limited thereto. In addition, onesub-balance elements of the second balance element may be substituted to<Formula 2>, and the sub-balance element of the first balance elementcorresponding thereto may be substituted.

If the first balance element is a balance element of the right arm'smotion and the second balance element is a balance element of the leftarm's motion, if the asymmetry index is greater than 0, it means thatthe left arm's motion is large.

Additionally, the control unit 202 may calculate the final asymmetryindex by combining each asymmetry index, after calculating the asymmetryindex of each sub-balance element.

Formula for calculating the final asymmetry index, for example, may be<Formula 3>.Final asymmetry index=60+(0.5−(combination of each asymmetryindex))*100  <Formula 3>

The control unit 1202 may calculate the spinal score, the shoulder scoreand the pelvic score based on the asymmetry index as described above,and the formula for calculating it is <Formulas 4, 5 and 6>.Spine score={50+(0.2−(asymmetry index of positive peak of integral valueof third rotational angular velocity+asymmetry index of negative peak ofintegral value of third rotational angularvelocity))*200+25+(0.2−(asymmetry index of positive peak in seconddirection D2 of FIG. 11+asymmetry index of negative peak in seconddirection D2 of FIG. 11))*100}/1.5  <Formula 4>Shoulder score=50+(0.2−(asymmetry index of positive peak in firstdirection D1 of FIG. 11+asymmetry index of negative peak in firstdirection D1 of FIG. 11))*200  <Formula 5>Pelvis score={50+(0.2−(asymmetry index of positive peak in thirddirection D3 of FIG. 11+asymmetry index of negative peak in thirddirection D3 of FIG. 11))*200+25+(0.2−(asymmetry index of positive peakin second direction D2 of FIG. 11+asymmetry index of negative peak insecond direction D2 of FIG. 11))*100}/1.5  <Formula 6>

Furthermore, the final score may be calculated based on the spinalscore, the shoulder score and the pelvic score that are assigned withspecific weighted values, respectively.

The input unit 204 may receive the input from a user.

Specifically, the input unit 204 may be made up of a plurality offunction keys, and provides the key input data corresponding to keyspressed by the user to the control unit 202. Here, the function of theinput unit 204 and the display unit 160 may be performed by a touchscreen unit (not illustrated), and in this case, the touch screen unit(not illustrated) is in charge of the touch screen input through theuser's screen touch and the graphic screen output through the touchscreen.

The display unit 160 may receive the supply of the output of the controlunit 202 and display the output.

Specifically, the display unit 160 displays state information, a limitednumber of characters, a quantity of moving images and still imagesgenerated during the operation of the smart band 100. Further, thedisplay unit 206 may comprise, for example, a liquid crystal display(LCD).

The communication module 214 may communicate with the peripheralelectronic devices (e.g., a smart phone) by receiving the input signalfrom the control unit 202.

Specifically, the communication module 214 encodes the signal input fromthe control unit 202 and transmits the signal to the peripheralelectronic devices (e.g., a smart phone) through a short-range wirelesscommunication, such as Bluetooth, ZigBee, infrared, Ultra Wide Band(UWB), wireless LAN (WLAN) and Near Field Communication (NFC). Further,the communication module decodes the signal received from the peripheralelectronic devices through the short-range wireless communication andprovides the signal to the control unit 202.

The smart band 100 according to an embodiment of the present inventionmay provide the body balance, i.e., asymmetric information of a bodytype, by measuring the motion of user's both arms through the motionsensor 208 and the control unit 202. Moreover, the smart band 100 mayassist the user to maintain the healthy body balance, by providing theuser's body balance to the user.

The method for measuring the body balance of the smart band will bedescribed below with reference to FIGS. 12 and 14.

FIGS. 12 to 14 are flow charts illustrating the method for measuring thebody balance of the smart band according to an embodiment of the presentinvention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the first balance element of one (e.g., a rightarm) of the user's left arm or right arm is registered (S1200).

Specifically, referring to FIGS. 2 and 12, when the registration of thefirst balance element of one (e.g., a right arm) of the user's left armor right arm is requested depending on the user's key operation (S1210),the smart band 100 activates the motion sensor 208, and measures one(e.g., a right arm) of the user's left arm or right arm for apredetermined period of time to generate the motion data (S1220). Forexample, when the motion sensor 208 is an acceleration sensor, itmeasures the acceleration of the user's motion to generate theacceleration data, and when the motion sensor 208 is a gyroscope, itmeasures the rotational angular velocity of the user's motion togenerate the angular velocity data. Here, the acceleration data includesthe three-axis (x, y and z-axis) acceleration components, and theangular velocity data includes the three-axis angular velocitycomponents.

Next, the sign of the motion data is determined (S1230).

Specifically, the control unit 202 may check whether the user's motionis the user's left arm motion or the right arm motion to determine thesign of the motion data.

Next, the integral values of the first to third rotational angularvelocities are extracted (S1240).

First, the control unit 202 filters the noise of the rotational angularvelocity data among the motion data having the determined sign (at thistime, the nose may be filtered by a filter (not illustrated) included inthe control unit 202), corrects the angular velocity data in which thenoise is filtered by reflecting the rotational angle measured by anacceleration sensor (not illustrated), and may extract the integralvalues of the first to third rotational angular velocities byintegrating the corrected rotational angular velocity.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 13 again, a rotation matrix is generated(S1250).

The control unit 202 filters the noise of the extracted integral valuesof the first to third rotational angular velocities (at this time, thenoise may be filtered by a filter (not illustrated) included in thecontrol unit 202), and may generate a rotation matrix by utilizing thefiltered integral values of the first to third rotational angularvelocities.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 13 again, the linear acceleration is calculated(S1260).

Specifically, the control unit 202 may calculate the linearacceleration, by applying the rotation matrix to the acceleration dataamong the motion data measured by the motion sensor 208.

Next, the first balance element is extracted and registered (S1270).

The control unit 202 integrates the linear acceleration to calculate thevelocity and displacement values, performs Fourier transformation of theintegral value of the third rotational angular velocity, and may extractthe first balance element based on the velocity and displacement values,and the integral value of the third rotational angular velocitysubjected to Fourier transformation. Further, the control unit 202 mayregister the extracted first balance element and store it in the memory212.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 12 again, after registering the first balanceelement of one (e.g., a right arm) of the user's left arm or right arm(S1200), the motion of the other (e.g., a left arm) of the user's leftarm or right arm is determined (S1300).

Specifically, after registering the first balance element of one (e.g.,a right arm) of the user's left arm or right arm (S1200), the motionsensor 208 is activated periodically or under the control of the controlunit 202, and thus, the motion data may be generated by measuring themotion of the other (e.g., a left arm) of the user's left arm or rightarm for a predetermined period of time. For example, when the motionsensor 208 is an acceleration sensor, it generates the acceleration databy measuring the acceleration of the user's motion, and when the motionsensor 208 is a gyroscope, it generates the angular velocity data bymeasuring the rotational angular velocity of the user's motion. Here,the acceleration data includes the three-axis (x, y and z-axis)acceleration components, and the angular velocity data includes thethree-axis angular velocity components.

Next, the second balance element of the other (e.g., a left arm) of theuser's left arm or right arm is extracted (S1400).

In order to extract the second balance element, first, the sign of themotion data is determined.

Specifically, the control unit 202 may determine the sign of the motiondata, by checking whether the user's motion is the left arm motion orthe right arm motion.

Next, the integral values of the first to third rotational angularvelocities are extracted.

Specifically, first, the control unit 202 filters the noise of therotational angular velocity data among the motion data having thedetermined sign (at this time, the nose may be filtered by a filter (notillustrated) included in the control unit 202), corrects the angularvelocity data in which the noise is filtered by reflecting therotational angle measured by an acceleration sensor (not illustrated),and may extract the integral values of the first to third rotationalangular velocities by integrating the corrected rotational angularvelocity.

Further, the rotation matrix is generated to extract the second balanceelement.

Specifically, the control unit 202 filters the noise of the extractedintegral values of the first to third rotational angular velocities (atthis time, the noise may be filtered by a filter (not illustrated)included in the control unit 202) and may generate a rotation matrix byutilizing the filtered integral values of the first to third rotationalangular velocities.

Further, the linear acceleration is calculated to extract the secondbalance element.

Specifically, the control unit 202 may calculate the linearacceleration, by applying the rotation matrix to the acceleration dataamong the motion data measured by the motion sensor 208.

Next, the second balance element is extracted.

Specifically, the control unit 202 integrates the linear acceleration tocalculate the velocity and displacement values, performs Fouriertransformation of the integral value of the third rotational angularvelocity, and may extract the second balance element, based on thevelocity and displacement values, and the integral value of the thirdrotational angular velocity subjected to Fourier transformation.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 12 again, after extracting the second balanceelement (S1400), the asymmetry index is calculated (S1500).

Specifically, the control unit 202 may calculate the asymmetry indexbased on a difference between the second balance element and the firstbalance element stored in the memory 208.

Next, the final score is calculated (S1600).

Specifically, the control unit 202 may calculate the spinal score, theshoulder score and the pelvic score based on the asymmetry index, andmay calculate the final score based on the spinal score, the shoulderscore and the pelvic score.

The final score calculated via such an algorithm may be displayedthrough the display unit 160, and a user may check which state theuser's own body balance is in, through the final score.

For example, the higher the final score is, the better the body balanceis, and the lower the final score is, the poor the body balance may be,but is not limited thereto.

Next, the smart band 100 finishes the algorithm according to anembodiment of the present invention.

The method for measuring the body balance of the smart band according tothe embodiments of the invention may be embodied as a computer-readablecode or program in a computer-readable recording medium. Thecomputer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recordingdevices that store data readable by a computer system. That is, thecomputer-readable recording medium may comprise program commands, datafiles, data structures and the like alone or in combination. The programcommands recorded in the recording medium may be specifically designedand constructed for the present invention and may be known and availableto a person having ordinary skill in the computer software art. Examplesof the computer-readable recording medium are a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, amagnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device and thelike, and also include those embodied in the form of carrier waves(e.g., data transmission through Internet). Also, the computer-readablerecording medium may be distributed to a computer system connected to anetwork, and the computer-readable code may be stored and executed in adistributed manner.

The biometric authentication method of the wearable device may comprisewirelessly communicating with a first external device, and receiving afirst request signal of a first external device.

At this time, the first external device may be in a first securitystate.

The biometric authentication method of the wearable device may comprisedetermining whether the wearable device is in a wearing state afterreceiving the first request signal; transmitting a non-wearing stateinformation to the first external device when the wearable device is inthe non-wearing state; collecting a first motion data generated by theuser's motion through the motion sensor during a certain period of timeor during collection of a certain amount of data when the wearabledevice is in a wearing state; transmitting the first motion data to thefirst external device; and receiving the first security level data andthe second security level data from the first external device when thewearable device is in the wearing state.

At this time, the first external device may be in a second securitystate or a third security state. The biometric authentication method ofthe wearable device may comprise transmitting the non-wearing stateinformation or the first state conversion information to the firstexternal device when the wearable device is converted into thenon-wearing state from the wearing state; and receiving only the firstsecurity level data from the first external device when the wearabledevice is in the non-wearing state.

At this time, the first external device may be in a fourth security or afifth security state.

The first request signal may be a motion data request signal forregistration of new biometric authentication information.

The first security state is a state in which the first external deviceis unlocked and the motion data for the wearer authentication of thewearable device is not registered.

The second security state may be a state in which the first externaldevice is unlocked, the motion data for the wearer certification of thewearable device is registered, and the wearer authentication of thewearable device is completed.

The third security state may be a state in which the first externaldevice is locked, the motion data for the wearer certification of thewearable device is registered, and the wearer authentication of thewearable device is completed.

The fourth security state may be a state in which the first externaldevice is unlocked, the motion data for the wearer certification of thewearable device is registered, and the wearer authentication of thewearable device is not authenticated.

The fifth security state may be a state in which the first externaldevice is locked, the motion data for the wearer certification of thewearable device is registered, and the wearer authentication of thewearable device is not authenticated.

The first motion data may be utilized as registration information forthe wearer certification of the wearable device.

The first security level data may comprise at least one of the timeinformation, the location information and the vibration or sound requestinformation.

The second security level data may comprise at least one of at least apart of a telephone reception report information, a telephone callerinformation, a character message reception information, a charactercaller information, at least a part of the character content, scheduleinformation, e-mail reception information, e-mail caller information andan e-mail content.

The biometric authentication method of the wearable device may comprisetransmitting the wearing state information or the second stateconversion information to the first external device when the wearabledevice is converted into the wearing state from the non-wearing state.

At this time, the first external device may be in a fourth securitystate or a fifth security state.

The biometric authentication method of the wearable device may comprisecollecting a second motion data generated by the user's motion throughthe motion sensor during a certain period of time or during collectionof a certain amount of data; receiving only the first security leveldata from the first external device in the wearing state of the wearabledevice; transmitting the second motion data to the first externaldevice; and receiving the first security level data and the secondsecurity level data from the first external device.

At this time, the first external device may be in a second securitystate or a third security state.

The first motion data may comprise a plurality of feature pointsextracted from the information received from the motion sensor.

The first motion data transmitted to the first external device mayextract a plurality of feature points from the first external device.

The first motion data may comprise a pair of collected motion datacollected from the left and right arms or the left and right feet orleft and right waists.

The first request signal may comprise a second request signal thatrequests the collection of the motion data from at least one of the leftarm, the left foot and the left waist defined in the first externaldevice, and a third request signal that requests the collection of themotion data from at least one of the right arm, the right foot and theright waist defined in the first external device.

After the second motion data is transmitted to the first externaldevice, the first external device may determine whether the secondmotion data is the motion data of the left arm or the motion data of theright arm, the motion data of the left foot or the motion data of theright foot, and the motion data of the left waist or the motion data ofthe right waist.

The first external device may comprise a portable electronic device suchas a smart phone, a smart pad, a notebook computer, a head mount displayand a second wearable device.

The biometric authentication method of the portable electronic devicemay comprise wirelessly communicating with the wearable device, andtransmitting a first request signal to the wearable device.

At this time, the portable electronic device may be in the firstsecurity state.

The biometric authentication method of the portable electronic devicemay comprise receiving the wearing state information of the wearabledevice from the wearable device; displaying a wearing guidance messagewhen the wearable device is in the non-wearing state; receiving thefirst motion data collected through the motion sensor provided in thewearable device during a certain period of time or during collection ofa certain amount of data when the wearable device is in a non-wearingstate; and transmitting the first security level data and the secondsecurity level data to the wearable device when the wearable device isin a wearing state.

At this time, the portable electronic device may be in the secondsecurity state or the third security state.

The biometric authentication method of the portable electronic devicemay comprise receiving the wearing state information or the first stateconversion information transmitted from the wearable device when thewearable device is converted into the non-wearing state from the wearingstate; and transmitting only the first security level when the wearabledevice is in the non-wearing state. At this time, the portableelectronic device may be in the fourth security state or a fifthsecurity state.

The first request signal may be a motion data request signal forregistration of new biometric authentication information.

The first security may be a state in which the portable electronicdevice is unlocked and the motion data for the wearer authentication ofthe wearable device is not registered.

The second security state may be a state in which the portableelectronic device is unlocked, the motion data for the wearerauthentication of the wearable device is registered, and the wearerauthentication of the wearable device is completed.

The third security state may be a state in which the portable electronicdevice is locked, the motion data for the wearer authentication of thewearable device is registered, and the wearer authentication of thewearable device is completed.

The fourth security state may be a state in which the portableelectronic device is unlocked, the motion data for the wearerauthentication of the wearable device is registered, and the wearerauthentication of the wearable device is not authenticated.

The fifth security state may be a state in which the portable electronicdevice is locked, the motion data for the wearer authentication of thewearable device is registered, and the wearer authentication of thewearable device is not authenticated.

The first motion data may be utilized as registration information forthe wearer certification of the wearable device.

The first security level data may comprise at least one of the timeinformation, the location information and the vibration or sound requestinformation.

The second security level data may comprise at least one of at least apart of telephone reception report information, telephone callerinformation, character message reception information, character callerinformation, at least a part of the character content, scheduleinformation, e-mail reception information, e-mail caller information ande-mail content.

The biometric authentication method of the wearable device may comprisereceiving the wearing state information or the second state conversioninformation when the wearable device is converted into the wearing statefrom the non-wearing state.

At this time, the portable electronic device may be in the fourthsecurity state or the fifth security state.

The biometric authentication method of the portable electronic devicemay comprise receiving the second motion data collected through themotion sensor provided in the wearable device during a certain period oftime or during collection of a certain amount of data; transmitting onlythe first security level data when the wearable device is in the wearingstate; receiving the second motion data; performing the authenticationbased on the first motion data and the second motion data; andtransmitting the first security level data and the second security leveldata to the wearable device when the authentication is completed.

At this time, the portable electronic device may be in the secondsecurity state or the third security state.

The first motion data may comprise a plurality of feature pointsextracted from the information received from the motion sensor.

The first motion data received from the wearable device may extract aplurality of feature points from the portable electronic device.

The first motion data may comprise a pair of collected motion datacollected from the left and right arms or the left and right feet orleft and right waists.

The first request signal may comprise a second request signal thatrequests the collection of the motion data from at least one of the leftarm, the left foot and the left waist defined in the portable electronicdevice, and a third request signal that requests the collection of themotion data from at least one of the right arm, the right foot and theright waist defined in the portable electronic device.

The portable electronic device may discriminate whether the receivedsecond motion data is the motion data of the left arm or the motion dataof the right arm, the motion data of the left foot or the motion data ofthe right foot, and the motion data of the left waist or the motion dataof the right waist.

The portable electronic device includes a communication module thatwirelessly communicates with the wearable device, a display unit and acontrol unit. The control unit transmits the first request signal to thewearable device when the portable electronic device is in the firstsecurity state, receive the wearing state information from the wearabledevice to display the wearing guidance message when the wearable deviceis in the non-wearing state, receives the first motion data collectedthrough the motion sensor provided in the wearable device during acertain period of time or during collection of a certain amount of datawhen the wearable device is in the wearing state, transmits the firstsecurity level data and the second security level data in the secondsecurity state or the third security state of the portable electronicdevice when the wearable device is in the wearing state, receives thenon-wearing state information or the first state conversion informationwhen the wearable device is converted into the non-wearing state fromthe wearing state, and may transmit only the first security level to thewearable device in the fourth security state or the fifth security stateof the portable electronic device when the wearable device is in thenon-wearing state.

The first motion data may comprise a plurality of feature pointsextracted from the information received from the motion sensor.

The received first motion data may extract a plurality of feature pointsfrom the portable electronic device.

The first motion data may comprise a pair of collected motion datacollected from the left and right arms or the left and right feet orleft and right waists.

The first request signal may comprise a second request signal thatrequests the collection of the motion data from at least one of the leftarm, the left foot and the left waist defined in the portable electronicdevice, and a third request signal that requests the collection of themotion data from at least one of the right arm, the right foot and theright waist defined in the portable electronic device.

The authentication method of the portable electronic device may comprisewirelessly communicating with the wearable device; receiving theexecution request of a first function requested by a user; requiring thefirst authentication; performing the first function when the firstauthentication is completed; receiving the execution request of a secondfunction requested by a user; requesting the second authentication;performing the second function when the second authentication iscompleted; receiving the third authentication information from thewearable device; performing the third authentication based on thereceived third authentication information; requesting the firstauthentication when the third authentication is completed and theexecution request of the first function is received and performing thefirst request when the first authentication is completed; and performingthe second function without the second authentication request when thethird authentication is completed and the execution request of thesecond function is received.

The portable electronic device may comprise transmitting a first requestsignal to the wearable device in the first security state.

The portable electronic device may comprise receiving the first motiondata collected through the motion sensor provided in the wearable deviceduring a certain period of time or during collection of a certain amountof data; and registering the first motion data.

The third authentication information may be a user's motion data that iscollected through the motion sensor provided in the wearable deviceduring a certain period of time or during collection of a certain amountof data when the wearable device is converted into the wearing statefrom the non-wearing state. At this time, the portable electronic devicemay be in a fourth security state or a fifth security state.

The first function may be a function of unlocking the portableelectronic device.

The second function may be at least one of login of an application,unlocking of the locked content, the user authentication for electronicpayment and the remote control of an external device.

The first authentication and the second authentication may be at leastone of a password input, fingerprint recognition, iris recognition,touch pattern input, position information, time information, weightinformation, voice input and gesture input.

Performing the third authentication may compare a plurality of featurepoints of the first motion data with plurality of feature points of thethird authentication information.

When the third function execution request is received in receiving thethird function execution request from an external device, the portableelectronic device requests the first authentication and the secondauthentication in the case of incompletion of the third authentication,and performs the third function in the case of completion of the firstauthenticate and the second authentication. Further, when the thirdfunction execution request is received, in the case of completion of thethird function, the portable electronic device may perform the thirdfunction without request for the first authenticate and the secondauthentication.

The third authentication may release the third authentication when thewearing state of the wearable device is changed.

The first security state may be a state in which the portable electronicdevice is unlocked and the motion data for the wearer authentication ofthe wearable device is not unregistered. The fourth security state maybe a state in which the portable electronic device is unlocked, themotion data for the wearer authentication of the wearable device isregistered, and the wearer authentication of the wearable device is notauthenticated.

The fifth security state may be a state in which the portable electronicdevice is locked, the motion data for the wearer certification of thewearable device is registered, and the wearer authentication of thewearable device is not authenticated.

When the fourth function execution request is received in receiving thefourth function execution request from an external device, the portableelectronic device may request the wearable device for the thirdauthentication in the case of incompletion of the third authentication.Further, when the fourth function execution request is received, in thecase of completion of the third function, the portable electronic devicemay perform the fourth function only when both the first authenticateand the second authentication are completed.

The portable electronic device includes a communication module thatwirelessly communicates with the wearable device, and the control unit.The control unit may request the first authentication when receiving theexecution request of the first function requested by a user, and mayperform the first function when the first authentication is completed.

The control unit may request the second authentication when receivingthe execution request of the second function requested by the user, andmay perform the second function when the second authentication iscompleted.

The control unit may perform the third authentication based on thereceived third authentication information when receiving the thirdauthentication information from the wearable device.

The control unit may request the first authentication when the thirdauthentication is completed and the execution request of the firstfunction is received, and may perform the first function when the firstauthentication is completed.

The control unit may perform the second function without the secondauthentication request when the third authentication is completed andthe execution request of the second function is received.

The control unit transmits the first request signal to the wearabledevice in the first security state of the portable electronic device,and may register the first motion data, by receiving the first motiondata collected through the motions sensor provided in the wearabledevice during a certain amount or during collection of a certain amountof data.

The third authentication information may be a user's motion datacollected through the motion sensor provided in the wearable deviceduring a certain period of time or during collection of a certain amountof data when the wearable device is converted into the wearing statefrom the non-wearing state. At this time, the portable electronic devicemay be in a fourth security state or a fifth security state.

The control unit may request the first authentication and the secondauthentication in the case of incompletion of the third authenticationwhen receiving the third function execution request from an externaldevice, and may perform the third function request when the firstauthentication and the second authentication are completed.

The control unit may perform the third function without request for thefirst authentication and the second authentication, in the case ofcompletion of the third authentication when the third function executionrequest is received.

When the fourth function execution request is received from an externaldevice, in the case of incompletion of the third authentication, thecontrol unit may request the wearable device for the thirdauthentication. When the fourth function execution request is received,in the case of completion of the third authentication, the control unitmay perform the fourth function only when both the first authenticationand the second authentication are completed.

A method of correcting a posture of a wearable device may comprisewirelessly communicating with a portable electronic device; andreceiving a first request signal of the portable electronic device.

At this time, the portable electronic device may be in a first securitystate.

The method for correcting the posture of the wearable device may furthercomprise collecting a first motion data generated by the user's motionthrough a motion sensor provided in the wearable device during a certainperiod of time or during collection of a certain amount of data;transmitting the first motion data to the portable electronic device;and receiving a second request signal of the portable electronic device.

At this time, the portable electronic device may be in a second securitystate.

The method for correcting the posture of the wearable device may furthercomprise collecting a second motion data generated by the user's motionthrough a motion sensor provided in the wearable device during a certainperiod of time or during collection of a certain amount of data;transmitting the second motion data to the portable electronic device;and receiving a third request signal of the portable electronic device.

At this time, the portable electronic device may be in a third securitystate.

The method for correcting the posture of the wearable device may furthercomprise collecting a third motion data generated by the user's motionthrough a motion sensor provided in the wearable device during a certainperiod of time or during collection of a certain amount of data; andtransmitting the third motion data to the portable electronic device.

The portable electronic device stores the first motion data, the secondmotion data and the third motion data, the first motion data is deletedby a separate deletion command of a user, the second motion data and thethird motion data may be automatically deleted by the portableelectronic device when corresponding to pre-defined conditions.

When a difference over the pre-defined threshold occurs in comparison ofthe third motion data with the first motion data in the third securitystate of the portable electronic device, an alarm may be provided to theportable electronic device or the wearable device.

The pre-defined conditions may be at least one of pre-defined time,pre-defined amount of data, after derivation of pre-defined arithmeticvalue, and after determination of data compatibility.

Comparison between the third motion data and the first motion data maybe performed by the wearable device.

Comparison between the third motion data and the first motion data maybe performed by the portable electronic device.

The wearable device further comprises receiving a standard motion datathrough a network, when the difference over the pre-defined thresholdoccurs in comparison of the second motion data with the standard motiondata, an alarm may be provided to the portable electronic device or thewearable device.

The portable electronic device receives and stores the standard motiondata through the network, and when a difference over the pre-definedthreshold in comparison to the second motion data occurs, an alarm maybe provided to the portable electronic device or the wearable device.

The first security state may be a state in which the portable electronicdevice is unlocked and the user's first motion data is not registered.

The second security state may be a state in which the portableelectronic device is unlocked and the user's first motion data isregistered.

The third security state may be a state in which the portable electronicdevice is locked and the user's first motion data is registered.

The first motion data, the second motion data and the third motion datamay comprise a plurality of feature points extracted from theinformation collected from the motion sensor.

The plurality of feature points of the first motion data, the secondmotion data and the third motion data may be extracted from the portableelectronic device.

The first motion data may be used as model data for comparison with themotion data that is registered in the wearable device or the portableelectronic device and is collected and received later.

The first motion data may update the first motion data, by additionallyusing the user's motion data collected after the first registration.

The standard motion data may include at least one of virtual standardwalking motion data, golf swing motion data, swimming motion data,running motion data, gymnastics motion data and sports motion data.

The standard motion data may differ depending on at least one of theuser's height, weight, age, sex and body image.

The wearable device includes a wireless communication unit thatwirelessly communicates with a portable electronic device, a motionsensor unit that collects the user's motion data, and a control unit.The control unit receives a first request signal of the portableelectronic device in the first security state of the portable electronicdevice, collects the first motion data generated by the user's motionthrough the motion sensor provided in the wearable device during acertain period of time or during collection of a certain amount of data,and may transmit the first motion data to the portable electronicdevice.

The control unit receives the second request signal in the secondsecurity state of the portable electronic device, collects the secondmotion data generated by the user's motion through the motion sensorprovided in the wearable device during a certain period of time orduring collection of a certain amount of data, and may transmit thesecond motion data to the portable electronic device.

The control unit receives the third request signal in the third securitystate of the portable electronic device, collects the third motion datagenerated by the user's motion through the motion sensor provided in thewearable device during a certain period of time or during collection ofa certain amount of data, and may transmit the third motion data to theportable electronic device.

When a difference over the pre-defined threshold occurs in comparison ofthe third motion data with the first motion data in the third securitystate of the portable electronic device, an alarm may be provided to theportable electronic device or the wearable device.

The wearable device further comprises receiving a standard motion datathrough a network, and when a difference over the pre-defined thresholdoccurs in comparison of the second motion data with the standard motiondata, an alarm may be provided to the portable electronic device or thewearable device.

The method for measuring left and right balance of the portableelectronic device may comprise wirelessly communicating with a wearabledevice, and receiving the first motion data generated by the user'smotion through a motion sensor provided in the wearable device during acertain period of time or during collection of a certain amount of data.

At this time, the portable electronic device may be in a first securitystate.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the portableelectronic device may comprise second collecting the motion datagenerated by the user's motion through a motion sensor provided in thewearable device during a certain period of time or during collection ofa certain amount of data.

At this time, the portable electronic device may be in a second securitystate.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the portableelectronic device may comprise outputting the comparison results of thereceived first and the second motion data in a third security state.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the portableelectronic device may comprise collecting a third motion data generatedby the user's motion through a motion sensor provided in the wearabledevice during a certain period of time or during collection of a certainamount of data, and at this time, the portable electronic device may bein a fourth security state.

The portable electronic device may receive the third motion data earlierthan the first motion data.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the portableelectronic device may comprise receiving a wearing state of the wearabledevice, receiving a wearing plan state of the wearable device, andtransmitting a signal to provide a report that recommends left-wearingor right-wearing to the wearable device.

The wearing plan state may be a state in which the user motion over thepre-defined threshold is detected by the motion sensor in thenon-wearing state.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the portableelectronic device may comprise counting a collection period of the firstmotion data, and transmitting a signal to provide a report thatrecommends the left-wearing or the right-wearing of the wearable device,depending on whether the collection period of the first motion datasatisfies the pre-defined period.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the portableelectronic device may comprise determining an amount of collection ofthe first motion data, and transmitting a signal to provide a reportthat recommends the left-wearing or the right-wearing of the wearabledevice, depending on whether the amount of collection of the firstmotion data satisfies the pre-defined amount.

The report includes at least one of visual, audible and tactile reports,and in the method of providing the report, an output direction of thereport may be determined using the motion sensor.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the portableelectronic device may further comprise determining the wearing directionwhether the user wears the wearable device on a right side or a leftside based on a part of the received motion data.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the portableelectronic device may add the motion data collected through the motionsensor to the first motion data or the second motion data depending onthe wearing direction.

The first security state may be a state in which the portable electronicdevice is locked, the first motion data is registered and the secondmotion data is not registered.

The second security state may be a state in which the portableelectronic device is locked, and the first motion data and the secondmotion data are registered.

The third security state may be a state in which the portable electronicdevice is unlocked, and the first motion data and the second motion dataare registered.

The fourth security state may be a state in which the portableelectronic device is locked, and the first motion data and the secondmotion data are not registered.

The first motion data and the second motion may comprise a plurality offeature points extracted from the information received from the motionsensor.

The plurality of feature points of the first motion data and the secondmotion data may be extracted from the portable electronic device.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the portableelectronic device may comprise wirelessly communicating with thewearable device, and receiving the first motion data generated by theuser's motion through a motion sensor provided in a first wearabledevice during a certain period of time or during collection of a certainamount of data. At this time, the portable electronic device may be in afirst security state

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the portableelectronic device may comprise receiving the second motion datagenerated by the user's motion through a motion sensor provided in asecond wearable device during a certain period of time or duringcollection of a certain amount of data. At this time, the portableelectronic device may be in a first security state.

The portable electronic device may output a comparison result of thetransmitted first and the second motion data in the third securitystate.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the portableelectronic device may comprise performing wireless communication betweenthe first wearable device and the second wearable device, and intransmitting the second motion data to the portable electronic device,the second wearable device may transmit the second motion data to thefirst wearable device and the first wearable device may transmit thesecond motion data to the portable electronic device.

The first wearable device and the second wearable device may bedetermined depending on whether the wearable device is worn on theuser's right side or left side.

The portable electronic device includes a wireless communication unitthat wirelessly communicates with a wearable device, a display unit anda control unit. The control unit may receive a first motion data, whichcollects the motion data generated by the user's motion through themotion sensor provided in the wearable device during a certain period oftime or during collection of a certain amount of data, in the firstsecurity state.

The control unit receives a second motion data, which collects themotion data generated by the user's motion through the motion sensorprovided in the wearable device during a certain period of time orduring collection of a certain amount of data, in the second securitystate, and may output the comparison result of the transmitted first andsecond motion data in the third security state.

The control unit receives a third motion data, which collects the motiondata generated by the user's motion through the motion sensor providedin the wearable device during a certain period of time or duringcollection of a certain amount of data, in the fourth security state,and may receive the third motion data earlier than the first motiondata.

The control unit receives a wearing plan state of the wearable deviceand may transmit a signal to provide a report that recommends theleft-wearing or the right-wearing of the wearable device.

The wearing plan state may be a state in which the user motion over thepre-defined threshold is detected by the motion sensor in thenon-wearing state of the wearable device.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the wearabledevice may comprise wirelessly communicating with the portableelectronic device, collecting a first motion data generated by theuser's motion through the motion sensor provided in the wearable deviceduring a certain period of time or during collection of a certain amountof data, and transmitting the first motion data to the portableelectronic device.

At this time, the portable electronic device may be in a first securitystate.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the wearabledevice may comprise collecting a second motion data generated by theuser's motion through a motion sensor provided in the wearable deviceduring a certain period of time or during collection of a certain amountof data, and transmitting the second motion data to the portableelectronic device in the second security state of the portableelectronic device. The portable electronic device may output thecomparison result of the transmitted first and second motion data in thethird security state.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the wearabledevice may comprise collecting a third motion data generated by theuser's motion through a motion sensor provided in the wearable deviceduring a certain period of time or during collection of a certain amountof data, and transmitting the third motion data to the portableelectronic device in the fourth security state of the portableelectronic device. The wearable device may transmit the third motiondata to the portable electronic device earlier than the first motiondata.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the portableelectronic device may comprise determining the wearing state of thewearable device, determining a wearing plan state of the wearabledevice, and providing a report that recommends the left-wearing or theright-wearing of the wearable device. The wearing plan state may be astate in which the user motion over the pre-defined threshold isdetected by the motion sensor in the non-wearing state.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the wearabledevice may comprise counting a collection period of the first motiondata, and providing a report that recommends the left-wearing or theright-wearing of the wearable device, depending on whether thecollection period of the first motion data satisfies the pre-definedperiod.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the wearabledevice may comprise determining an amount of collection of the firstmotion data, and providing a report that recommends the left-wearing orthe right-wearing of the wearable device, depending on whether theamount of collection of the first motion data satisfies the pre-definedamount.

The report includes at least one of visual, audible and tactile reports,and in the method of providing the report, an output direction of thereport may be determined using the motion sensor.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the wearabledevice may further comprise determining the wearing direction whetherthe user wears the wearable device on a right side or a left side basedon a part of the collected motion data in the motion sensor.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the wearabledevice may add the motion data collected through the motion sensor tothe first motion data or the second motion data depending on the wearingdirection.

The first security state may be a state in which the portable electronicdevice is locked, the first motion data is registered and the secondmotion data is not registered.

The second security state may be a state in which the portableelectronic device is locked, and the first motion data and the secondmotion data are registered.

The third security state may be a state in which the portable electronicdevice is unlocked, and the first motion data and the second motion dataare registered.

The fourth security state may be a state in which the portableelectronic device is locked, and the first motion data and the secondmotion data are not registered.

The first motion data and the second motion may comprise a plurality offeature points extracted from the information received from the motionsensor.

The plurality of feature points of the first motion data and the secondmotion data may be extracted from the portable electronic device.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the wearabledevice may comprise wirelessly communicating with portable electronicdevice, receiving the first motion data generated by the user's motionthrough a motion sensor provided in a first wearable device during acertain period of time or during collection of a certain amount of data,and transmitting the first motion data to the portable electronicdevice.

At this time, the portable electronic device may be in a first securitystate.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the wearabledevice may comprise collecting a second motion data generated by theuser's motion through a motion sensor provided in a second wearabledevice during a certain period of time or during collection of a certainamount of data, and transmitting the second motion data to the portableelectronic device in the first security state of the portable electronicdevice. The portable electronic device may output a comparison result ofthe transmitted first and the second motion data in the third securitystate.

The method for measuring the left and right balance of the wearabledevice may comprise performing wireless communication between the firstwearable device and the second wearable device, and in transmitting thesecond motion data to the portable electronic device, the secondwearable device may transmit the second motion data to the firstwearable device, and the first wearable device may transmit the secondmotion data to the portable electronic device.

The first wearable device and the second wearable device may bedetermined depending on whether the wearable device is worn on theuser's right side or left side.

The wearable device includes a wireless communication unit thatwirelessly communicates with a portable electronic device, a motionsensing unit that senses the user's motion, and a control unit. Thecontrol unit collects a first motion data, which collects the motiondata generated by the user's motion through the motion sensor providedin the wearable device during a certain period of time or duringcollection of a certain amount of data, and may transmit the firstmotion data to the portable electronic device in the first securitystate of the portable electronic device.

The control unit collects a second motion data, which collects themotion data generated by the user's motion through the motion sensorprovided in the wearable device during a certain period of time orduring collection of a certain amount of data, and may transmit thesecond motion data to the portable electronic device in the secondsecurity state of the portable electronic device. The portableelectronic device may output the comparison result of the transmittedfirst and second motion data in the third security state.

The control unit collects a third motion data, which collects the motiondata generated by the user's motion through the motion sensor providedin the wearable device during a certain period of time or duringcollection of a certain amount of data, and may transmit the thirdmotion data to the portable electronic device in the fourth securitystate of the portable electronic device. The control unit may transmitthe third motion data earlier than the first motion data.

The control unit may determine a wearing state of the wearable deviceand may determine a wearing plate state of the wearable device toprovide a report that recommends the left-wearing or the right-wearingof the wearable device.

The wearing plan state may be a state in which the user motion over thepre-defined threshold is detected by the motion sensor in thenon-wearing state.

In concluding the detailed description, those skilled in the art willappreciate that many variations and modifications can be made to thepreferred embodiments without substantially departing from theprinciples of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed preferredembodiments of the invention are used in a generic and descriptive senseonly and not for purposes of limitation.

What is claimed is:
 1. A biometric authentication method of a wearabledevice, the method comprising: wirelessly communicating with a firstexternal device; receiving a first request signal of the first externaldevice, the first external device being in a first security state;determine whether the wearable device is in a wearing state afterreceiving the first request signal; transmitting a non-wearing stateinformation to the first external device when the wearable device is ina non-wearing state; collecting a first motion data generated by theuser's motion through a motion sensor during a certain period of time orduring collection of a certain amount of data when the wearable deviceis in the wearing state; transmitting the first motion data to the firstexternal device; and receiving a first security level data and a secondsecurity level data from the first external device when the wearabledevice is in the wearing state, the first external device being in asecond security state or a third security state; transmitting a firstinformation indicating a first state conversion to the first externaldevice when the wearable device is converted into the non-wearing statefrom the wearing state; and receiving only the first security level datafrom the first external device when the wearable device is in thenon-wearing state, the first external device being in a fourth securityor a fifth security state.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the firstrequest signal is a motion data request signal for registration of newbiometric authentication information.
 3. The method of claim 1, whereinthe first security state is a state in which the first external deviceis unlocked and the motion data for the wearer authentication of thewearable device is not registered.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein thesecond security state is a state in which the first external device isunlocked, the motion data for the wearer authentication of the wearabledevice is registered, and the wearer authentication of the wearabledevice is completed.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the thirdsecurity state is a state in which the first external device is locked,the motion data for the wearer authentication of the wearable device isregistered, and the wearer authentication of the wearable device iscompleted.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the fourth security stateis a state in which the first external device is unlocked, the motiondata for the wearer authentication of the wearable device is registered,and the wearer authentication of the wearable device is notauthenticated.
 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the fifth securitystate is a state in which the first external device is locked, themotion data for the wearer authentication of the wearable device isregistered, and the wearer authentication of the wearable device is notauthenticated.
 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first motion datais utilized as registration information for the wearer authentication ofthe wearable device.
 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the firstsecurity level data comprises at least one of time information, locationinformation and vibration or sound request information.
 10. The methodof claim 1, wherein the second security level data may comprise at leastone of at least some of telephone reception report information,telephone caller information, character message reception information,character caller information, at least some of the character content,schedule information, e-mail reception information, e-mail callerinformation and an e-mail content.
 11. The method of claim 1, furthercomprising: transmitting a second information indicating a second stateconversion to the first external device when the wearable device isconverted into the wearing state from the non-wearing state, the firstexternal device being in a fourth security state or a fifth securitystate; collecting a second motion data generated by the user's motionthrough the motion sensor during a certain period of time or duringcollection of a certain amount of data; receiving only the firstsecurity level data from the first external device in the wearing stateof the wearable device; transmitting the second motion data to the firstexternal device; and receiving the first security level data and thesecond security level data from the first external device, the firstexternal device being in a second security state or a third securitystate.
 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the first motion datacomprises a plurality of feature points extracted from the informationreceived from the motion sensor.
 13. The method of claim 1, wherein thefirst motion data transmitted to the first external device extracts aplurality of feature points from the first external device.
 14. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the first motion data comprises a pair ofcollected motion data collected from left and right arms or left andright feet or left and right waists.
 15. The method of claim 1, whereinthe first request signal comprises a second request signal that requeststhe collection of the motion data from at least one of the left arm, theleft foot and the left waist defined in the first external device, and athird request signal that requests the collection of the motion datafrom at least one of the right arm, the right foot and the right waistdefined in the first external device.
 16. The method of claim 11,wherein after the second motion data is transmitted to the firstexternal device, the first external device determines whether the secondmotion data is the motion data of the left arm or the motion data of theright arm, the motion data of the left foot or the motion data of theright foot, and the motion data of the left waist or the motion data ofthe right waist.
 17. A wearable device comprising: a communicationmodule that wirelessly communicates with a first external device; amotion sensor unit that detects a user's motion data; and a controlunit, wherein the control unit receives a first request signal of thefirst external device when the first external device is in a firstsecurity state, determines whether the wearable device is in a wearingstate to transmit a non-wearing state information to the first externaldevice when the first external device is in a non-wearing state,collects the first motion data generated by the user's motion throughthe motion sensor during a certain period of time or during collectionof a certain amount of data when the wearable device is in the wearingstate, transmits the first motion data to the first external device,receives a first security level data and a second security level datafrom the first external device in a second security state or a thirdsecurity state of the first external device when the wearable device isin the wearing state, transmits a first information indicating a firststate conversion to the first external device when the wearable deviceis converted into the non-wearing state from the wearing state, andreceives only the first security level data from the first externaldevice in a fourth security state or a fifth security state of theportable electronic device when the wearable device is in thenon-wearing state.
 18. The wearable device of claim 17, wherein thefirst motion data comprises a plurality of feature points extracted fromthe information received from the motion sensor.
 19. The wearable deviceof claim 17, wherein the first motion data transmitted to the firstexternal device extracts a plurality of feature points from the firstexternal device.
 20. The wearable device of claim 17, wherein the firstmotion data comprises a pair of collected motion data collected from theleft and right arms or the left and right feet or left and right waists.21. The wearable device of claim 17, wherein the first request signalcomprises a second request signal that requests the collection of themotion data from at least one of a left arm, a left foot and a leftwaist defined in the first external device, and a third request signalthat requests the collection of the motion data from at least one of aright arm, a right foot and a right waist defined in the first externaldevice.